Today’s guest on Our Community is Rodney McCord – and he’s an emerging young leader and part of the local Athabascan tribe, originally from Tyonek.

Rodney McCord is an emerging young Athabascan leader originally from Tyonek. He visited with KNBA, October 13th, 2017 about an event the following weekend. McCord is also known for language preservation efforts as well as organizing a traditional dance group celebrating the songs created here on Dena'ina territory long before Anchorage was even a tent city.

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Along with Samuel Johns, he’s co-organizing an event this weekend called:

“Decolonizing the Dream: Honoring Our Sacred Mother.”

Sunday from 6pm-9pm at the Atwood Center 4455 University Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508

McCord says he's humbled by the amount of interest and how much the event has grown, from an idea to having the Atwood Center booked, moose donated and a huge grill to cook it with is also coming.

“On Oct. 15th we will be having this event called Decolonizing the Dream: Honoring our Sacred Mothers. This will take place at the APU Atwood Center from 6-9pm. There will be dance groups sharing music with us, the Lt. Governor Byron Mallot will be one of the speakers and Miss WEIO will be the mc.

This event will be put together to help create space for the women in our community to just relax and enjoy themselves while all of the men at the event will pretty much be doing everything.This potluck will be created to honor our woman.I hope we can all come together before the week of AFN and set the tone in a good way. If any of you would like to help put this together please contact me or Rodney McCord”

Rodney McCord visits with KNBA's Morning Line staff - an event that kicks off the AFN Elders and Youth and Annual Convention week, started off somewhat infomally - and has blossomed into something more.